How to Challenge AI-Generated Risk Assessment Scores in Sentencing Hearings Under Daubert and Due Process
Courts in at least 20 states now use algorithmic risk assessment tools at some stage of criminal sentencing or supervision. These AI-adjacent scores can materially affect incarceration length, probation conditions, and release decisions. This article explains how defense counsel can challenge AI-generated risk scores under Daubert/Frye, procedural and substantive due process, confrontation principles, and practical […]